Collection
Date
Location
Type
Samuel Ajayi Crowther: From slave boy to African national hero
2007
Squaring the Triangle: Freemasonry and Anti-Slavery
2007
Parallel Views: Black History in Richmond
2007
The Wickedest of Cargoes
2007
Special issue of TimeLine: Fun and Facts about Stoke Newington and Hackney History and Heritage
TimeLine magazine is a lifelong learning project centred on exploring the history and heritage of Hackney through stories, games, interviews and memories. The magazine is distributed free to schools, libraries and healthcare providers. In March 2007 2007
Remembering Slavery in Hammersmith and Fulham
2007
Faces of Freedom: Hammersmith and Fulham and the Slave Trade
2007
Lambeth and the Abolition
2007
Southwark and Abolition
2007
Women and Abolition
Women and Abolition was a collaborative project exploring the role of women in the abolition movement, led by CETTIE (Cultural Exchange Through Theatre in Education) and Yaa Asantewaa Arts and Community Centre. The event in March 2007 included 2007
Blue Earth 1807-2007
The sculpture Blue Earth 1807-2007 by African artist Taslim Martin was permanently installed in the newly updated African Worlds Gallery at the Horniman Museum in 2007, to mark the bicentenary. The large iron globe, inscribed with the 18th century Blue Earth 1807-2007 2007
Slavery and the Natural World
In consultation with local community groups, in 2007 the Natural History Museum commissioned new research into its collections that link slavery and the natural world. The research uncovered experiences of enslaved people and the use of plants 2007
Events led by Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society
The Leyton and Leytonstone Historical Society led a number of commemorative events to mark the bicentenary. In March 2007 an oak tree was planted in the churchyard of St John’s Church Leytonstone. At the ceremony there were a number of speeches 2007
Abolition of the Slave Trade Bicentennial 2007: Ignored No More
The Greater London Authority produced an Events Guide for Londoners in 2007 detailing some of the initiatives taking place in the capital involving the Mayor. This included Africa Day on Trafalgar Square, celebrating the positive contributions Abolition of the Slave Trade Bicentennial 2007: Ignored No More 2007
Freedom Roads
2007
Stolen Sanity
In 2007 the artist Faisal Abdu'Allah was commissioned by Tate Britain to work collaboratively with a group of young people from Park High School in Harrow and St George's Roman Catholic School in Westminster to explore ideas related 2007
George Bridgetower: Art, Liberty and Slavery 1807
2007
Bridgetower - A Fable of 1807
by English Touring Opera. It opened during the 2007 City of London Festival at London Symphony Orchestra St Luke's, and later toured venues around the UK. Each performance featured a local community choir, with members drawn from local amateur choirs. 2007
Commemorating 1807
A day of activities to mark the bicentenary was held in November 2007 at Forest Gate Youth Zone, a young people's drop-in centre in the London Borough of Newham. The day included an exhibition, workshops and performances. 2007